Western Cape Education MEC David Maynier announced in late March that a R68 million injection of funds would be used to improve learning facilities, staffing and teaching materials at existing schools that serve students with autism.
, two new special needs schools and 28 new classrooms at existing special needs schools will be built to serve students with autism, and Maynier said the department had earmarked an additional R214 million to support these students until 2026. This was in addition to the existing special education funding.
She stated that, in addition to a lack of counsellors and therapists at specialised schools, there were long waiting lists for parents hoping to enrol their children. Oettle stated that education could become costly if parents were forced to send their child to a private special needs school to make up for education gaps caused by the teacher and resource shortages.
Teachers and specialised support staff, as well as long waiting lists, could be addressed by investing in additional classrooms, he added.
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